As we begin a period in where many students will learn from home, remember that a lot of learning comes from the conversations and experiences we have with our children, not just the tasks and activities we ask them to complete.

Conversations and experiences with our children are valuable to promote learning when we give insight into our own thoughts, feelings and perceptions. Children don’t know what they don’t know. As adults, making our own thoughts, feelings and perceptions explicit can help children gain a better understanding of the world around them and open up a whole new way of thinking and learning. This process is called ‘Thinking Aloud’.

Some ways in which we can ‘think aloud’ are as follows:

You can ‘Think Aloud’ through nearly any activity, whether it be reading, cooking, gardening, driving or visiting a new place.

An example of this would be as you approach a school zone and see the school zone sign. Does your child actually know what the sign means?